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Ex. MET-LA-037 Order Primary source read

Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority, Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Due to COVID-19 (Apr. 7, 2020; updated May 19, 2020; further revised Feb. 10 and June 24, 2021)

Public Order Under City of Los Angeles Emergency Authority: Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Due to COVID-19

Mayor Eric Garcetti (superseding L.A.M.C. art. 5-72HH as enacted by the City Council Mar. 27, 2020, Council File 20-0147-S39) · City of Los Angeles (City)

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The record

Jurisdiction
City of Los Angeles · Los Angeles · California
Level
City
Authority
L.A. Admin. Code ch. 3, sec. 8.29
Issued
2020-05-19 May 19, 2020
Effective
Apr. 7, 2020 (immediately) 'during the emergency period' and 'until two calendar weeks after the expiration of the COVID-19 local emergency period' (read as 2020-04-07)
End
In force through the Local Emergency Period (Feb. 2023); revised Feb. 10 and June 24, 2021 (COVID-19 Vaccine Paid Sick Leave added June 24, 2021) (read as 2021-06-24)
In force
Apr. 7, 2020 to June 24, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rules
Addressees
  • employers with 500 or more employees in the City or 2,000 or more nationally (per the order's definitions)
  • employees who performed work in the City Feb. 3-Mar. 4, 2020
Functions reached
  • HR leave administration
  • WF paid leave for quarantine, isolation, school closure and care
  • OP payroll
Collection
Los Angeles MET-LA

Operative words

order, effective immediately, during the emergency period, that Article 5-72HH of Chapter XX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code be suspended during this local emergency period and replaced and superseded with the following provisions: I. COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE.... [An Employee who performs work within the City and has been employed] from February 3, 2020 through March 4, 2020, is entitled to supplemental paid sick leave... full-time Employee... shall receive 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave... F. Closed Businesses and Organizations. Any business or organization that was closed or not operating for a period of 14 or more consecutive calendar days due to a city official's emergency order because of the COVID-19 pandemic shall be [exempt]... VI. RETALIATORY ACTION PROHIBITED.

Enforcement

Private civil action in Superior Court (reinstatement, back pay, penalties); Office of Wage Standards regulations

Notes

The order itself recites that many businesses 'have ceased operations, lost customers, and sustained catastrophic losses due to this pandemic' and exempts businesses closed 14+ days by City emergency order

Retrieval note

The Feb. 10, 2021 and June 24, 2021 revisions are archived at the lamayor.org URLs listed in sources_consulted but were not saved.

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